Scientists are reluctant to attribute any single weather event to man-made global warming. But the storm's devastating effects give us a picture of our future.
A Florida case involving the use of a drug-sniffing police dog will test the limits of the 4th Amendment.
El Monte's Measure H is riddled with inconsistencies and would probably lead to increased costs for grocery shoppers whether or not they drink soda.
A U.S. pilot program that sends Mexican illegal immigrants to Mexico City instead of to dangerous border areas is good for both countries.
At issue is how much control manufacturers can exert over their products after they've been sold.
With its ambitious $1-billion construction project north of Jefferson Boulevard, the university is offering numerous concessions to the community it will affect.
The City Council should take a step back and let the courts rule before drafting new laws on signs.
Americans need safeguards against snooping by intelligence agencies that are tracking terrorists.
A 17-year-old Sacramento-area student complained when a book containing a rape scene was removed from her high school's library. The book was returned — and adults had a teen's example to consider.
In a mortgage system ripe for abuse, BofA and Countrywide took full advantage, a suit claims.
Three states -- Maine, Maryland and Washington -- are voting on measures to allow same-sex marriage.
Talks with a nonprofit group have stalled, but a public-private partnership is still the best option.
Leaders of more than 85 major U.S. corporations call on Washington to put its fiscal house in order.
XBox Music could be a turning point in the music industry's fitful adaptation to the broadband era.
A lawsuit by immigrant detainees claims their rights were violated. Baca says there is no problem.
Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa has floated a plan to dilute the city attorney's power. That's unnecessary. Let the voters decide.
On practical and moral grounds, replacing the death penalty with a sentence of life without the possibility of parole is the right thing to do.
A judge has wrongly agreed to allow a high school cheerleading squad to display banners with Bible verses at football games.
Italy's decision to convict six scientists and an ex-official for misinterpreting the quake risk before a 2009 temblor struck is a setback for science.
The Times offers recommendations for president, U.S. Senate, congressional seats, district attorney and California and Los Angeles County measures.
A viewer who hadn't tuned into the campaign between Romney and Obama before Monday night's debate might have wondered what all the shouting was about.
Would a vote to secede from Britain really make a dramatic difference? With apologies to William Wallace, the answer is: probably not.
Some advocates of gay marriage worry that a recent appeals court decision in New York against part of DOMA may lead to problems in the Supreme Court.
It's not enough for embattled cyclist Lance Armstrong to step down as chairman of the cancer foundation. He needs to leave the worthwhile organization in order to save it.
Billed as budget reform, the ballot measure would actually make some things worse.
Under a new policy to go into effect in January, exit permits will be eliminated and Cubans will be allowed to travel abroad more easily.
Crucial infrastructure — water plants, electrical grids and the like — needs to be protected, but the private sector is not being vigilant enough.
The immigration jail is scheduled to close next month because Sheriff Baca and federal authorities can't agree on the basic rules governing how it should operate.
The president and Romney spell out their different visions for the country in a spirited debate.
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